FY 2008 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access to Artistic Excellence/Literature Fellowships

Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

ARIZONA

Arizona State University (on behalf of Bilingual Review Press)
Tempe, AZ
$7,500
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the publication and promotion of collections of poetry by Latino writers in the Bilingual Review Press. Proposed titles to be published include The Art of Exile by William Archila, 13th Street by Naomi Ayala, Boomerang by Brenda Crdenas, and Long Distance by Steven Cordova.

Arizona State University (on behalf of ASU Gammage)
Tempe, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support residencies and performances at ASU Gammage. Participating artists will include theater artist Anne Bogart and SITI Company, Susan Marshall Dance Company, writer/performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and solo performer Kristina Wong.

Arizona Theatre Company
Tucson, AZ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support a production of To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel and based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. The production represents the first installment in the theater's Great American Stories Series, a multi-year programming initiative that will bring classic American works to Arizona audiences.

Childsplay, Inc.
Tempe, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater
To support the world premiere production and statewide tour of A Little Bit of Water, a new play for young audiences by Dwayne Hartford . The production will be directed by artistic director David Saar and Jos Cruz Gonzlez will serve as dramaturg.

Freund, Diane E.
Bisbee, AZ
$25,000
CATEGORY: Literature Fellowships  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support a creative writing fellowship.

Scottsdale Cultural Council (aka Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts)
Scottsdale, AZ
$20,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence  FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting
To support the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' presentations of artists and community engagement activities and discussions. The project is designed to connect audiences with performers and to foster the exchange of ideas among the participants on important issues of our time.

Number of Grants: 6          Total Amount: $117,500

 
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